Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel (Private Equity , in-house, stable hours)

Role Overview:

This is a pure legal position reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance. The successful candidate will support the company’s private equity and primary market investment activities, working alongside other legal counsel, compliance, risk and company secretarial colleagues. The role offers meaningful exposure to PE transactions and listed-company matters within a stable, low-intensity environment.

Responsibility:

1. Provide legal support on private equity and primary market investment transactions, including due diligence, transaction documentation and deal execution.
2. Advise on Hong Kong Listing Rules compliance and ongoing obligations of a listed company.
3. Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and investment-related agreements.
4. Support regulatory filings and coordinate with external counsel where required.
5. Work closely with company secretarial, compliance and risk teams on corporate and governance matters.
6. Provide general legal advice to internal stakeholders on day-to-day business activities.

Requirement:

1. Hong Kong qualified solicitor.
2. Minimum 8 years of total relevant professional experience (prior non-legal roles such as investment or paralegal work may be counted).
3. Preferably with in-house experience at a Hong Kong-listed company or an investment firm.
4. Solid understanding of the Hong Kong Listing Rules and hands-on private equity / primary market advisory experience.
5. Fluency in Mandarin.
6. Strong commercial awareness and the ability to work collaboratively within a small, multi-disciplinary team.

Working Environment:

1. Substantially lower workload compared with typical in-house legal positions at similar institutions. Stable working hours (9am–5pm) with almost no overtime.